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Three-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies (Oven)

Flourless cookies bound by egg protein — as they bake, the egg denatures and coagulates into a network that holds the dense peanut-butter fat in place.

Prep 00:05
Cook 00:06
Total 00:11
Yield 15 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy commercial peanut butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large whole egg

Instructions

  1. 1
    Whisk peanut butter, sugar, and egg smooth (chilling optional).
  2. 2
    Roll into balls 1 inch apart on parchment; press a fork crisscross.
  3. 3
    Bake at 350°F (177°C) 10–12 minutes; rest 3 minutes before cooling.
Category
Desserts

Dietary Information

Vegetarian
Gluten Free